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- From: tmkk@uiuc.edu (Khan)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics
- Subject: Re: Big Brother Radio Shack
- Message-ID: <BxIIsy.A16@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: 10 Nov 92 18:17:21 GMT
- Article-I.D.: news.BxIIsy.A16
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- In article <BxBzJK.BqK@news.udel.edu> bew@brahms.udel.edu (Ben Williams) writes:
- >
- >I've just read this thread containing 50+ complaints about Radio Shack.
- >What I would like to know is: Why do we have to shop at RS to get
- >electronic supplies? Why aren't there other electronic stores in
- >competition with RS? Well, maybe there are in your area (let me know)
- >but where I live they are the only thing going. And boy is that ever
- >frustrating!
-
- Man, you AIN'T a-kiddin'!!!
-
- That's why RS sells as much as it does - they're ubiquitous, and are the
- ONLY outlets for some items in many areas. For many people, it's either
- do business with RS and subject yourself to intrusive questioning, or do
- without. :-(
-